Scotty Brown’s collegiate future can be on the baseball diamond, however for now the magic he creates takes place on the gridiron.
For 4 years, Brown has been a nightmare for groups within the Merrimack Valley Conference as Andover’s dual-threat quarterback. Andover sits unbeaten within the MVC Large and has an opportunity to clinch a share of the league title subsequent week.
“We have a saying now as a coaching staff, which is, ‘let Scotty be Scotty,’ ” Andover coach EJ Perry stated. “What he has done a better job of this year is he steps up in the pocket first and then he is running.”
Throughout the primary six weeks of his senior season, the senior has prolonged performs and turned sure losses into game-changing positive factors. Despite being solely 5-foot-8, he has delivered clutch throws and key runs.
“Being 6-4 can help but I look at guys like Kyler Murray and Russell Wilson because they’re so successful at their heights,” Brown stated. “Russell Wilson said, ‘if you can play, you can play.’ I just live by that.”
Brown’s love for soccer was ingrained at a younger age. At 5 years previous, his mother and father, Kim and Scott, signed him up for soccer in Gardner. He watched previous video highlights of his father’s 1994 Super Bowl win at Chelmsford and imagined his personal likelihood to be a neighborhood hero sooner or later. In city, in the meantime, Brown alternated between quarterback and operating again, permitting him to develop each talent units as he turned towards highschool.
“Every year when I was younger I would switch off between quarterback and running back,” Brown stated. “I would have a ton of fun just running around people and then scoring.”
Over the course of his first few weeks as a Golden Warrior again in 2019, Brown alternated between quarterback and slot receiver earlier than Perry determined by week three that Brown was the quarterback of the longer term. The freshman sensation made a right away influence.
On Oct. 26 versus Lowell, Andover sat on the Red Raiders 41-yard line trailing by one with solely 11 seconds left. Perry knew he solely wanted a number of yards to get into discipline objective vary however Brown — as an alternative of seeking to hit an out route or scrambling for a number of extra yards — elected to take off, operating previous six Lowell defenders earlier than diving throughout the objective line as time expired to present Andover a 19-14 win.
Brown claims the play as his favourite private sports activities second.
“That play showed he was just a winner,” Perry stated. “We had a field goal kicker that could make it from 50 so we only needed a couple yards but Scotty just went for it all.”
Since then, Brown’s tenure on the soccer discipline has endured ups and downs. His sophomore 12 months was encompassed by a ‘fall II’ season that consisted of no playoffs and solely seven video games. As a junior, in the meantime, the Golden Warriors solely had 9 seniors, leaving them weak towards an ever-so-talented league slate.
All the whereas Brown showcased his prowess on the baseball discipline, starring for each Andover and North East baseball. His athleticism and hand-eye coordination landed him a scholarship supply from UMass Lowell head baseball coach Ken Harring. Brown verbally dedicated to the River Hawks in October of his junior 12 months.
“I still believe I could play football at the next level but I chose to play baseball,” Brown stated. “Coach Harring is doing a great job there and I am very excited to be there. I would say I like both sports pretty equally.”
Before changing into a River Hawk, nevertheless, Brown is about on making Andover one of many premier threats to seize a Div. 1 Super Bowl. Alongside Brown is fellow four-year starter operating again Lincoln Beal. On the offensive line the Golden Warriors have three two-year starters together with three-year veterans Jason Osborne and Danny Hunter.
While his pace is what leaves individuals who attend Golden Warriors’ video games enthralled, his poise as a passer is equally spectacular. He delivered a game-winning 50-yard landing move to Andrew Wetterwald halfway via the fourth quarter of Andover’s week 4 battle with Central Catholic, giving the Golden Warriors their first win over the Raiders in a decade. His week 5 efficiency towards Methuen in a hostile highway atmosphere appeared to completely encapsulate the participant Brown has turn out to be.
Prior to the conclusion of the primary half, Brown took off for a key 78-yard landing run to present Andover respiratory room on the break. Then, within the second half, Brown related with Bret Mondejar and Michael Capachietti on third- and fourth-and-long late within the recreation.
“You can’t really teach speed,” Brown stated. “During the summer we have guys at the turf throwing and I am always trying to get better on that. Before plays you really have to mentally prepare for the situation. Sometimes I say to myself, ‘OK, it’s third- or fourth-and-long I have to stay in there and come up with a big throw.’ ”
Regardless of how Brown finishes his profession because it pertains to the state ranks, he has cemented himself as one of many most interesting athletes from Andover. All that is still now are the comparisons to those who who donned the Golden Warriors uniform earlier than him.
“I compare him to my son, EJ, who when he signed early at Boston College he was relaxed during the season and with Scotty knowing what he is doing for school he is relaxed,” Perry stated. “When you have a quarterback who can sit back there and is comfortable with what’s next for them, you get good productivity especially when you are as good an athlete as Scotty.”
NAME: Scotty Brown
SCHOOL: Andover High School
AGE: 17
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 5’8, 160 kilos
POSITION: Quarterback
NICKNAME: Scotty, Brownie
FAMILY: Scott (Dad), Kim (Mom), Kyler (Brother), Jhaden (Brother), Kaelyn (Sister)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Four-year varsity soccer starter, Commitment to UMass Lowell for baseball
FAVORITE PERSONAL MOMENT IN SPORTS: Game-winning rush on the final play towards Lowell my freshman 12 months
FAVORITE COURSE IN SCHOOL: English or Gym
LEAST FAVORITE COURSE IN SCHOOL: Math
FAVORITE PIGOUT FOOD: Buffalo Chicken
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Friday Night Lights
FAVORITE MOVIE: Forrest Gump or Varsity Blues
FAVORITE MUSICIAN: Bob Seger and Motley Crue
FAVORITE VIDEO GAME: Madden
FAVORITE SMARTPHONE APP: Snapchat
FAVORITE TWITTER ACCOUNT TO FOLLOW: 80’s Sports Moments
FAVORITE PRO TEAM: Patriots
FAVORITE ATHLETE: Kyler Murray
HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A GAME: Watch movie and take heed to Metallica
IF YOU COULD BE SOMEONE ELSE FOR A DAY, WHO WOULD IT BE: Tom Brady
CAREER AMBITIONS: Major League Baseball
Source: www.bostonherald.com